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06/21/2004 Archived Entry: "Japanese Baseball News: This Week In JBall! (6/17/04-6/21/04)"

This Week In JBall! by Henry Lu
Your weekly resource for the exciting world of Japanese Baseball
Standings (current through June 21, 2004) Central League Won Lost Tied Pct. GB Yomiuri 35 28 0 .556 -- Chunichi 32 26 1 .552 0.5 Hiroshima 29 31 0 .483 4.5 Yokohama 28 30 2 .483 4.5 Hanshin 29 32 0 .475 5.0 Yakult 25 31 1 .446 6.5 Pacific League Won Lost Tied Pct. GB Daiei 42 24 2 .636 -- Seibu 40 28 1 .588 3.0 Nippon Ham 32 34 1 .485 10.0 Kintetsu 30 36 2 .455 12.0 Lotte 28 39 2 .418 14.5 Orix 27 38 2 .415 14.5	ERA Leader Board (current through June 21, 2004) Central League Pacific League Rank Player ERA Rank Player ERA 1st Bale (Hiroshima) 2.44 1st Iwakuma (Kintetsu) 2.02 2nd Uehara (Yomiuri) 2.29 2nd Kawajiri (Kintetsu) 3.39 3rd Yabu (Hanshin) 2.56 3rd Beirne (Kintetsu) 3.45 4th Yamamoto (Chunichi) 2.94 4th N. Shimizu (Lotte) 3.51 5th Fukuhara (Hanshin) 3.02 5th Kawagoe (Orix) 3.54

This Week's Highlight -- June 20, 2004: Iwakuma Invincible
Hisashi Iwakuma yielded 2 runs in 6 innings of work to pick up the win in a 4-2 Kintetsu Buffaloes victory over the Orix Blue Wave at Kobe Green Stadium. The victory improved Iwakuma's 2004 season record to 11 wins against 0 losses and gave him the team record for consecutive wins from opening day. (Henry Lu, HLu@BaseballGuru.com)